Step 1:
The first step to converting 44542.704318186 to a fraction is to re-write 44542.704318186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44542.704318186 can be written as simply 44542.704318186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44542.704318186, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44542.704318186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44542.704318186/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 44542.704318186 as a fraction:
133628/3 / 1